Deck 1: The Impact of Technology in a Changing World

Question 1

The Next Einstein Initiative and the ________ Institute for Mathematical Sciences bring bright young learners and the best lecturers in the world together using TED and Google Project 10^100 to make technological changes in that continent.

A) African
B) Asian
C) South American
D) Australian

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The gap in ease of access to the Internet and technology is known as the ________ divide.

A) web
B) Internet
C) digital
D) technology

Answer 2

C

Question 3

All of the following are examples of being computer literate, EXCEPT ________.

A) knowing how to avoid hackers and viruses
B) knowing how to maintain and troubleshoot your computer
C) knowing how to use the web efficiently
D) knowing how to build and program computers

Answer 3

D

Question 4

________ results when leisure time and available tools allow us to engage in creative acts.

A) Crowdsourcing
B) Social networking
C) Cognitive surplus
D) Affective computing

Question 5

Unwanted or junk e-mail is called ________.

A) spam
B) spyware
C) adware
D) malware

Question 6

Teaching Siri or the Google Assistant how to recognize your voice by reading to it is an example of ________.

A) perception
B) planning
C) unsupervised learning
D) supervised learning

Question 7

________ tools enable people to connect and exchange ideas.

A) Affective computing
B) Social media
C) Debugging
D) Computer forensics

Question 8

________ is joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently.

A) Collaborative consumption
B) Crowdfunding
C) Crowdsourcing
D) Social networking

Question 9

Processes information using a bottom-up approach, learning by examples rather than rote rules, similar to humans.

A) Artificial neural networks
B) Cloud computing
C) Expert systems
D) Rules-based systems

Question 10

All of the following are main areas of research in artificial intelligence, EXCEPT ________.

A) data mining
B) natural language processing
C) perception
D) problem solving

Question 11

________ solicits online input such as product ratings from consumers.

A) A quick response code
B) Computer forensics
C) Crowdsourcing
D) Crowdfunding

Question 12

Skype is a ________.

A) crowdfunding app
B) Voice over IP service
C) Social network
D) Wi-fi hotspot

Question 13

QR or ________ codes let any piece of print host a link to online information.

A) quick retention
B) quick response
C) quality response
D) quality retention

Question 14

________ analyzes patterns in data, then uses the patterns to draw conclusions and adjust the actions of the AI system accordingly.

A) Machine learning
B) Big data
C) Deep learning
D) Cloud Computing

Question 15

________ provides the instructions that tell a computer what to do.

A) Software
B) Hardware
C) Spam
D) Data mining

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a recommendation engine?

A) An Excel spreadsheet listing all employees and their annual salaries in a random order
B) Amazon providing you a list of products similar to others you've viewed
C) Raw data from marketing questionnaires
D) A printout of all sales taken from the register at the end of the day

Question 17

Using the Internet to get small donations from many people to start a business is called ________.

A) kickstarting
B) crowdfunding
C) crowdsourcing
D) collaborating

Question 18

The term computer ________ is used to describe someone who is familiar enough with computers to understand their capabilities and limitations.

A) master
B) webmaster
C) literate
D) hacker

Question 19

________ tools gather information from sources such as e-mails, text messages, and tweets and make the information instantly and publicly available for use in emergencies.

A) Social networking
B) Crowdsourcing
C) Crisis-mapping
D) Affective computing

Question 20

________is a nickname for social media tools which allows users to contribute content easily and to easily connect to each other.

A) Cognitive surplus
B) QR codes
C) Web 2.0
D) Instant Messaging

Question 21

Which of these is NOT a system of ethics?

A) Humanism
B) Relativism
C) Divine Command Theory
D) Utilitarianism

Question 22

A robot which moves and acts much like a human is a(n) ________.

A) empathetic agent
B) intelligent personal assistant
C) turing machine
D) embodied agent

Question 23

Scanning a product's ________ code with a smartphone can take you to online information and video content.

Question 24

The gap in access to the Internet and technical tools among people around the world is known as the ________.

Question 25

The Witness Project hopes to stop ________ abuses throughout the world.

Question 26

________ property is work that is the result of someone's creativity and knowledge.

A) Intellectual
B) Personal
C) Collective
D) Public

Question 27

The Turing test consists of a person asking written questions of a person and a computer. If the questioner can't tell which one of the respondents is a computer, then the computer has attained ________.

A) mastery
B) intelligence
C) independence
D) Turing

Question 28

The term ________ literate means being familiar enough with computers to understand their capabilities and limitations and knowing how to use them.

Question 29

________ reality is the addition of digital information directly into our reality, either to add more detail or to remove unwanted visual effects.

A) Augmentative
B) Alternate
C) Assisted
D) Altruistic

Question 30

Using a smartphone app to rent a bike at a kiosk or schedule a ride are examples of ________.

Question 31

Skype, Google Hangouts and Facetime are ________ services to make free phone or video conference calls over the Internet.

Question 32

________ asks for small donations from a large number of people to fund a business or project.

Question 33

________ behavior is NOT conforming to a set of approved standards of behavior.

A) Unethical
B) Amoral
C) Illegal
D) Dogmatic

Question 34

A set of formal or informal ethical principles an individual uses to make decisions is ________.

A) personal ethics
B) ethical system
C) relativism
D) societal ethics

Question 35

In medicine, 3D printing allows more stylish and less expensive designs for ________.

A) medicines
B) patient simulators
C) prosthetic limbs
D) clothing

Question 36

________ means that people have the combination of leisure time and the tools to be creative.

Question 37

Course management software often includes intelligent personal assistants to manage ________.

A) paperwork
B) student interactions
C) learning plans
D) AI

Question 38

Analyzing computer systems to gather potential legal evidence is computer ________.

A) detective work
B) forensics
C) analysis
D) enforcement

Question 39

________ is obtaining the opinions of many people on the quality of products or services.

Question 40

________ replaces perceived reality with a different world.

A) Variable reality
B) Augmentative reality
C) Virtual reality
D) Alternate reality

Question 41

________ computing relates to recognizing and simulating human emotions.

Question 42

________ analyzes computer systems using techniques to gather legal evidence.

Question 43

________ is the result of someone's creativity and knowledge and usually is protected by copyrights.

Question 44

Crowdfunding is asking for large donations from a few people.

Question 45

Car sharing services like Zipcar are examples of individual ownership.

Question 46

You cannot be computer literate unless you have knowledge of higher-level computer skills, such as computer programming.

Question 47

The AT&T Mark the Spot mobile app enables customers to report locations where there are gaps in service is an example of crowdsourcing.

Question 48

Crisis-mapping tools collect and analyze data from social media and create instantly available information to respond to a crisis.

Question 49

Understanding your ________ will make it easier to handle situations which require ethical action.

Question 50

A hackathon is a group of people who get together to develop a computer virus.

Question 51

________ enables production of more inexpensive and better fitting prosthetics than traditional manufacturing methods.

Question 52

Electronic junk mail is known as ________.

Question 53

Using data collected at register terminals to determine consumer buying patterns is an example of ________.

Question 54

________ focuses on creating computer systems which perform tasks that are usually associated with human intelligence.

Question 55

________ programs are the instructions that tell the computer what to do.

Question 56

A computer virus is electronic junk mail.

Question 57

________ is a type of AI system that understands written and spoken words and can interact with humans using language.

Question 58

The digital divide is the difference between careers which depend on technology and those that depend on human intuition and analysis.

Question 59

Hardware refers to the programs that give instructions to the computer.

Question 60

Civic hacking groups like Random Hacks of Kindness use technology to improve humanity.

Question 61

Your personal ethics are NOT influenced by your culture and religion.

Question 62

Data warehousing is the process of searching large datasets to find patterns.

Question 63

Affective computing is a field of study focused on the managing, processing, and automatic retrieval of information.

Question 64

Rules-based AI systems are expert systems which use preprogrammed algorithms to make human-like decisions.

Question 65

Deontology focuses on adherence to moral duties and morals should apply to everyone, equally.

Question 66

Information technology is the study of managing, processing, and retrieving information.

Question 67

Copyrights govern ownership of real property.

Question 68

Examples of information technology careers are telecommunications and software development.

Question 69

The National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime database enables detectives to analyze information about similarities between crimes.

Question 70

Big Data is generated by how we use technology, today.

Question 71

Computer vision is that ability for a computer to interpret visual data as humans do.

Question 72

Computer forensics analyzes computer systems to gather potential legal evidence.